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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 3117993, member: 80804&quot;]It is 100% the job of any and every auctioneer to realize as high a hammer as possible (let me repeat and phrase it slightly differently: &quot;as high a sale price as possible&quot;) for every lot they sell. This is the duty they have assumed on behalf of a consignor (which has the additional benefit of increasing the auction&#039;s percentage-linked fee). Also, if the auction venue has bought the item outright, it <i>belongs</i> to the auctioneer/auction house and again, the auctioneer&#039;s number one job is to get as much as possible for himself and/or &quot;the house&quot;. So sure, auctioneers do love it when a couple of competing would-be &quot;alphas&quot; get in a pissing match for dominance when bidding. Don&#039;t blame the auctioneers or auction venues for insane prices dictated and driven solely by the whim of bidders who have (or act like they have) more money than sense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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